St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-11
DRAMATIC DRIFT.


is rapidly rising to eminence as q comedian,
ana, next to JOE MURPHY, is the best delin-
Gator OF Irish character on the stage. This
was the first production Of Daddy Nolan
In St. Paul, and 1t made decided hit. The
SULLY company have had no vacation this
year. The week in st. Paul was the fifty
second OF continuous performances.
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This week the finished and eminent come
dams, Mr. and Mrs. w. j. FLORENCE will oc-
cupy the Grand. 1t is wonderful how well
the FLoRENUEs retain their hold on popular
favor. They never grow DID, and their we'll
known plays loose nothing by frequent repe-
tition. There is always the same bright
crispness and irresistible humor. The fol-
lowing is the weeks repertoire: Monday and
Tuesday, "Our Governors" Wednesday and
Thursday, 'The Flirt;' Friday evening and
Saturday matinee, 1.-THE Mighty Dollar" and
Saturday evening, ''Dombey and Son." Mr..
FLORENCE through request will play special
Wednesday matinee, playing for the first time
mere matinee ''Dombey and Son." thus CIV
ing the ladies and children an opportunity to
witness an impersopation Of his great charac-
ter of Captain Cuttle," dramatized from
DICKENS celebrated novel.
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The KARL and BARNABEE faction of the old
Boston Ideals have organized under the name
OF 1.-The Bostonians'' with the addendum ''In
Ideal English Opera" Mr.. BARNABEE says
the name was suggested by HENRY WAITER
SON, the brilliant chief of the Louisville
Courier-Journal. The executive staff of
1.-THE Bostonians'' consists of KARL and
BARNABEE, proprietors, FRED E. POND, bust
ness manager, ED r. TOMBSTONE, advance
agent, SAMUEL L. STUDLEY, musical Director
and OSCAR WE'LL stage manager.
The new cast of principals of the Boston
Ideals are: Sopranos, MARIE STONE, CAMILLE
MUoRI, JULIETTE CoRDEN, MENA CLEAY; con-
traltos, AGNES HUNTINGTON, LoTTIE CRUIK-
SHANK; tenors, Tom KARL, WILLIAM A. KAN
TEN, +. w, MILLER; baritones, W. 81. MAC
DONALD, j. A. MONTGOMERY; bassos, II. @.
BARNABEE, GEORGE FRoTHINGHAM, RICARDO
RIcI-an ensemble of fourteen male and fe-
male. The company is now rehearsing in
Ste1nart's hall, Boston, and will open the
season at Worcester, Oct. 3.
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Naturally enough our St Paul opera patrons
will want to learn something of the new ar
lists who have been added to the BARNABEE
wing of the old Ideal company. Miss
CAMILLE MUoRI is q native of Memphis,
Tenn, OF Italian and German parentage and
is only tWenty-one years old. She recently
held the position of leading soprano in st.
Patrick's church, Chicago, and is also well
known in musical circles in New York and
Buffalo. When Tom KARL was asked what
kind of voice Miss MUoRI had, he said it
was best described by the word s'sensuoush
as it most clearly indicated the predominant
quality. When she sings you feel
Ike shutting your eyes. If you
did shut them, however you
would preclude the sight of more than Or
dinarily handsome woman with dark eyes
and hair, expressive features and we'll
rounded figure. She was a pupil of CARL
FORMEs, and sang in concert with JosEFFY,
and was prima donna in the Milan Opera
company.
So
Miss CORDEN comes from the MAPLEsoN
Opera company, and has brilliant soprano
voice. She is native Of New York city,
twenty-five years old, has an attractive, mo-
bile face, a semi-petite figure well proper
toned. In 1881 Miss CORDEN was one of
$50 sopranos who competed for the honor of
being chosen for education and development
into lyric prima donna for Her Majesty's
opera, under the leadership of Col MAPLE
SON. Miss CoRDEN was chosen, and was
placed under the instruction of Sig. FRANK
DE RIoLP.
LoTTIE CRUIKsHANK Is well known, as she
has sung and acted in too many operate
roles to be stranger to the American pub
lie. She is capable of thoroughly good dra-
matte work, and her stage presence.adds ma
terially to her fitness for appearance in opera.
He of the distinctly Italian name, RICARDO
RICI, strange to say, was born in the county
OF Cork, Ireland, thirty-two years ago. He
has had opera experience in both this coun-
try and Europe. He is tall and handsome,
with baSso- profundo voice of magnificent
richness. WILLIAM A. XANTEN Is native of
Iowa and has sung with the National Opera
company. +. W. MILLER halls from Rhode
Island, and although without opera expe-
rience, is described as a handsome young
tenor, who is bound to make mash on his
audiences.
1.-THE Bostonians' will start out with four
operas in their repertoire and will add others
during the season until the limit reaches ten.
They have revived ''Fantinitza," an old-time
favorite. As a complete novelty they will
give 1.-THE Poachers," a new opera comique
by an eminent French composer, in which
the tribulations of bridegroom, sepa-
rated from his spouse, furnish the mo-
tive for the fun. ''The Transcript
is another opera in the repertoire which has
never been sung on this side of the water.
SERPELLE's "Fanchonette,' in which mem
bers of 1.-THE Bostonians" were so successful
of yore has been rewritten by OSCAR We'll
and added to the list. Among those that will
be added later on are Carmen" Faust"
"Mignon" and 'Boccaccio'' Out of the old
repertoire Martha" FRA Diavolo'' and
1.-THE Musketeers" have been retained. The
latter has been rewritten and amended.
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Admiral PORTER sat in proscenum box at
the Fifth Avenue theater, New York, last
week and witnessed the first performance of
a dramatization of his naval '.Allan Dare
Sitting by the hero of Fort Fisher was the
gallant old warrior who once went marching
through Georgia and both the old gentlemen
seemed to enjoy the play of the night. Brave
men are always modest and it was observed
Admiral PoRTER's face was frequently
covered with bushes when some good point
in the play brought down the house, and the
old hero was conscious that thousands of
eyes were fixed upon him.
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LoTTA's new play, written by CLAY
GREENE, win be first submitted to the public
to morrow night at MoVICKER's theater in
Chicago. 1t is called Pawn Ticket No. I1On
and gives Lolita an opportunity to do some
altitudinous kicking.
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1.-THE Henrietta is ROBSON and CRANES
new comedy. 1t is in four acts and will be
produced at the Union Square theater the
last week in this month. 1.-THE Henrietta" is
the name of a mine which cuts prominent
figure in the play.
W. j. FLORENCE has bought the American
rights of a comedy drawn by EDWARD RosE
o..5 T..,r-s VIZ rDr Jr of TopJor ,,b;o1.